“[W]e learned from the past year of operations, it?s best to spend a little more time in developing and running a high-quality title that will perform well globally,” Tsujimoto said, according to the translated results briefing. “For example, some aspects of Street Fighter V needed more polish, such as the lack of content and server issues at launch.”

Tsujimoto goes on to mention that investors should brace for lower sales given the longer development approach for “high-quality” titles, but predicts doing so is better for Capcom in the long term.

“[W]e learned from the past year of operations, it?s best to spend a little more time in developing and running a high-quality title that will perform well globally,” Tsujimoto said, according to the translated results briefing. “For example, some aspects of Street Fighter V needed more polish, such as the lack of content and server issues at launch.”

Tsujimoto goes on to mention that investors should brace for lower sales given the longer development approach for “high-quality” titles, but predicts doing so is better for Capcom in the long term.